Archive for November 11th, 2009

Central Unified school trustees have approved a three-year contract and a $160,000 annual salary for new superintendent Michael Berg. Read comments »

The Fresno County Public Library will close all locations an additional four days in the next few months in response to county budget cuts. Read comments »

A correctional officer at Fresno County Jail has been put on administrative leave while officials investigate allegations that the officer sexually abused an inmate, Sheriff Margaret Mims said Tuesday. Read comments »

The Fresno Metropolitan Museum is struggling with an unanticipated fundraising shortfall that raises new questions about its future. Read comments »

A San Diego County Assembly member has returned more than $78,000 in campaign donations from the Fresno County Republican Party -- contributions that had sparked controversy and prompted a state investigation. Read comments »

Fresno County will keep a policy requiring special districts to maintain an operating reserve. Read comments »

SACRAMENTO -- California for the first time will require water users to disclose ground-water levels as a result of legislation recently approved by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers. Read comments »

Sheriff's officials say a fishing boat found abandoned off the Orange County coast may have been used for human traffic from Mexico. »

Police say a motorcycle officer was hit by a passing car after he stopped a motorist along a Las Vegas street. »

Maj. Nhia Long Vang has marched for years in Fresno's Veterans Day Parade alongside other Hmong soldiers who fought with the U.S. in the Vietnam War, and the parade always makes him proud to be a veteran. Read comments »

Police say a Spider-Man impersonator has been arrested on outstanding criminal warrants after allegedly slugging a man on Hollywood Boulevard. »

Authorities have captured a black bear that was seen roaming neighborhoods in the La Crescenta area. »

Dr. William Ganz, a pioneering cardiologist and one of the inventors of the Swan-Ganz catheter, has died. He was 90. »

Police say a seven-year-old boy riding in the rear luggage compartment of a Ford Explorer was killed when the SUV went out of control on a San Leandro freeway. »

The Modesto/Stanislaus chapter of the NAACP and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship are holding their second study circle on race and diversity in Stanislaus County today. »